When designing a website there are many things to be aware of, many do’s and don’ts, many little things that might not normally cross your mind. As designers we must understand that we design from skills, from experience, and from knowledge. Client’s just might say that they want their logos HUGE and overdone textures and gradients; but as experienced designers we must continue to steer the clients and projects in the right direction.

DO: Keep your page structured.

Recently there has been an explosion of new grid layouts and css systems for us designers to make use of. Both the 1kb CSS Grid and the 960 Grid Systems are incredible! Web layouts are a lot like print layouts, follow a grid, structure, and balance. These are not new ideas for us designers, we simply have to implement them into our workflow. Grid systems help lay out the information in an easy to understand and flowable format.

Example:

Check out the rest of my post to learn a few more Do’s and Don’ts of Web Design

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To me the street view is one of the coolest features of google map. It is this kind of idea we love. The “Why Did we not think of that” idea, that makes the users life that much easier.
Now if I could just Find my self on a bike ride that would be cool.

Here at OrangeRoc we make sure to stay connected and involved with the design community. This past week Melinda, Travis and I attended AIGA’s Hawaii 5-0 Design Competition – what to say about the event… SPECTACULAR! The signage display, was a great tie in with the theme – Made. The winning entries were truly inspiring with pieces that had layers and layers of meaning paired with beautiful typography and imagery. We also managed to get an award of excellence woo hoo for our Spring HIFF Campaign! If you want to check it out it’ll be up in the Pauahi Towers in town. This event was a wonderful way to catch up with other designers and meet new and upcoming talent.